Configuring SSL connections

A secure SSL connection between a Java™ client application and IMS™ Connect is created by ensuring that the connection factory used by the Java client application has the appropriate values for its SSL properties.

About this task

In WebSphere® and Rational® development environments, you can set up the SSL properties in multiple ways:

  • If you are running your Java client application in the test environment inside of your integrated development environment (IDE), use the tooling in the IDE or the administrative console for your test environment. Map or bind the connection factory resource reference in the Java client application which is installed on an integrated WebSphere Application Server, to an SSL-configured connection factory also deployed in that integrated WebSphere Application Server by setting the JNDI name of the connection factory in the resource reference.
  • If you are running your Java application in WebSphere Application Server, you can configure a connection factory that creates SSL connections.
To set a connection factory that creates SSL connections in WebSphere Application Server:

Procedure

  1. In the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, navigate to Resources > Resource Adapters > yourIMSTMResourceAdapter > J2C Connection Factories > yourJ2CConnectionFactory > Custom Properties.
  2. Map the connection factory resource reference in the Java client application to the SSL connection factory by specifying the JNDIName of the target connection factory in Applications > Enterprise Applications > yourApplication > Map resource references to resources.